Indrayaga, Indrayāga: 4 definitions
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Indrayaga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexIndrayāga (इन्द्रयाग).—Performed every year by Nanda and other gopas to please Indra, the Lord of rains and hence conducive to trivarga. Kṛṣṇa explained that rain was the work of nature, and that no credit went to Indra. So he persuaded them to worship cows, Brāhmaṇas and hills. So it happened. Indra who was thus deprived of his bali grew wrathful and sent down a continuous heavy downpour of rain creating panic in the minds of gopas. Kṛṣṇa took hold of the hill Govardhana and held it aloft as an umbrella steadily for seven days. Astonished at this, Indra withdrew his rains and Govardhana was planted in its place.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa X. 24 (whole); ch. 25. 1-28.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryIndrayāga (इन्द्रयाग):—[=indra-yāga] [from indra] m. = indra-yajña.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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